CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - A former Marie Callender’s Restaurant and Bakery on 5525 Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights remains up for lease or redevelopment by its present owners. The restaurant had abruptly closed in 2019 when its parent company filed for federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Situated along what was once Sunrise Boulevard’s historically busy restaurant row, the vacant 9,372-square-foot building which sits on 1.55 acres has been a frequent target of vandalism and transient activity since closing nearly four years ago.

Popular neighboring restaurants along that side of Sunrise Boulevard include El Tapatio, a Mexican restaurant, and a new Hibachi Buffet, which is now under construction and scheduled to open later this summer in the site of a shuttered China Buffet restaurant.

Boston’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar at 5511 Sunrise Boulevard at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Upland Way replaced a former Logan’s Roadhouse which had been located there.

The former Marie Callender’s restaurant, located in Sunrise MarketPlace, is situated between Sunrise Boulevard and Birdcage Street and is actively listed for either lease or ground lease by the Sacramento office of CBRE, its listing commercial real estate brokerage. The restaurant site also features public parking in the rear and an exterior patio. A sales and marketing brochure describes the former restaurant as suitable for medical, office, retail, or restaurant use.

Calls to two CBRE individual leasing agents Chris Campbell and Scott Carruth on the property listing for comment concerning the brokerage’s general sales and marketing plans and objectives for the property were not returned.

While immediate marketing plans for the future of the former Marie Callender’s restaurant may not be known at this time, its owners have been described as vigilant in keeping the building as secure as possible, said Kathilynn Carpenter, executive director for Sunrise MarketPlace. “They’ve also hired a regular landscaping service as well.”

“The owners and broker are continuing to aggressively promote and market the site and I wish them well,” she said.

A link to the property listing can be viewed at: https://retailproperties.cbre.us/p/retail-real-estate-listings/Citrus%20Heights-CA-95610/sunriseblvdbldg#highlights